US4946042A - Readily openable combination shipping and display carton - Google Patents
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- This invention relates generally to cartons and more specifically to readily openable combination shipping and display cartons having tear out sections, removal of which enables both display and removal of articles contained therein.
- the cartons of this invention have exceptional structural stability which permits secure packing of heavy loads therein with little or no risk of accidental or unwanted premature opening thereof.
- Dual purpose shipping and display cartons having removable sections or panels defined by perforated tear lines are known. Such cartons are typically formed from a one-piece blank which has been suitably cut and scored to enable subsequent folding of the blank into a closed carton.
- the removable section(s) is generally defined by a plurality of perforated lines and may be separated from the closed carton by tearing out such section along the perforated lines.
- perforation lines reduces the structural integrity of the cartons. Difficulty has been encountered in preventing inadvertent opening of the lines during storage or shipment. Unwanted opening of these lines exposes and subjects the articles contained therein to loss or theft, resulting in delayed or unfilled orders, spillage, and ultimately increased expense to consumers.
- Inadvertent opening of the carton along the perforation lines depends largely on the stresses to which the filled cartons are subjected during handling and shipping. Stressful treatment of the cartons is to some extent uncontrollable, e.g., tall heavy stacks of the filled cartons are commonly needed or used for maximum efficient utilization of warehouse or cargo space, which develops high stress on the lower layers of the stacks. Also, inadvertent opening is especially likely during storage or shipment of relatively heavy articles.
- the ratio of the weight of the contents of the carton to the weight of the carton may be viewed as a measure of packaging efficiency.
- higher ratios correspond to more efficient packaging.
- this ratio is generally less for cartons having removable sections due to the inclusion of perforation lines, compared to the generally stronger cartons that can be fabricated without removable sections.
- the present invention provides a readily openable shipping and display carton which provides exceptional strength and reliability for packaging dense or heavy loads such as bar soap, and yet also includes large tear away portions which may easily be removed to open the carton for display of its contents with high visibility and access thereto.
- a carton blank having a front, a rear and two side panels, each with integral top and bottom flaps.
- the carton blank is typically cut from a single piece of corrugated cardboard or other suitable carton material, scored to produce fold lines between adjacent panels and perforated to produce perforation and perforation/score lines which are eventually torn during separation of the removable panels for display of the articles within the carton.
- Dividing lines may also be, are preferably, formed in the carton blank.
- a carton sleeve is formed by closing the blank onto itself so as to form a hollow sleeve, i.e., by fastening one end of the blank, illustratively the rear panel, to an opposite end of the blank, illustratively a side panel.
- the bottom flaps are then folded inwards and glued together to close the bottom of the carton.
- the top flaps are then also folded inward and glued together to close the top of the carton.
- the perforation, perforation/score and dividing lines are configured such that at least one removable panel is provided and defined by such lines.
- the removable panel(s) includes part of the top of the carton as well as part of the front of the carton such that removal thereof displays and allows removal of the contents therein.
- the top of the carton is preferably formed from two side panel top flaps, a rear panel top flap and a front panel top flap.
- a first removable panel comprises a center section of the front panel top flap which extends into a section of the front panel.
- a second removable panel comprises a center section of the rear panel top flap. Removal of both sections provides a relatively large opening which affords a substantial display of the carton contents and easy removal of unit quantities thereof by consumers.
- one embodiment of the invention is a carton blank adapted to form a container comprising a rear panel having a rear panel top flap and a rear panel bottom flap, first and second side panels, each side panel having a top flap and a bottom flap, a front panel having a front panel top flap and a front panel bottom flap, and fastening means adapted for fastening the two free panels together so as to form a sleeve.
- the fastening means may be a glue flap which is glued to an outside surface of the sleeve.
- the first side panel bottom flap is connected to the first side panel by a fold line and is divided by a perforation line, oriented approximately parallel to the fold line, into a first portion connected to the first side panel and a second portion.
- the second side panel top flap is connected to the second side panel by a fold line and is divided by a perforation line, oriented approximately parallel to the fold line, into a first portion connected to the second side panel and a second portion.
- the second portion of the first side panel top flap and the second portion of the second side panel top flap are each preferably divided into a first section and a second section by a dividing line comprising a cut line having a nick and extending approximately perpendicularly from each of the perforation lines through each of the second portions.
- the front panel top flap is preferably divided into a center section and two end sections by two perforation lines extending through the front panel top flap. These two perforation lines are approximately perpendicular to a fold line connecting the front panel top flap to the front panel. These two perforation lines also extend from the front panel top flap partially into the front panel and are preferably connected by a transverse perforation line. These two perforation lines extend into the front panel a substantial distance, in the range of about 1/2 to about 7/8 of the height of the front panel, and preferably about 3/4 of such height. Alternatively, the distance into the front panel is in the range of about 4 to about 7 inches and preferably is about 5-3/16 inches for a specific embodiment discussed later herein.
- the transverse perforation line is connected to each of the two perforation lines by a curved perforation line having at least one curved skip.
- the rear panel top flap is divided into a center section and two end sections by two perforation lines extending through the rear panel top flap. These two perforation lines are approximately perpendicular to a fold line connecting the rear panel top flap to the rear panel. These two perforation lines also extend to the fold line and are connected by a transverse perforation/score line along the fold line.
- the two perforation lines on the rear panel top flap are preferably coincident with the two perforation lines on the front panel top flap when the blank is folded so as to form a closed container.
- the perforation lines on the front panel and rear panel top flaps are parallel to and offset from the perforation lines on the first side panel and second side panel top flaps when the blank is folded so as to form a closed container.
- the offsets are in a direction such that the distances from the fold lines between the first side panel and second side panel top flaps and the first and second side panels to the perforation lines on the first side panel and second side panel top flaps, respectively, are greater than the distances from the same fold lines to the perforation lines on the front panel and rear panel top flaps when the blank is folded so as to form a closed container.
- first and second sections of the second portions of the first side panel and second side panel top flaps readily separate from and are removed from the first portions of said flaps, when the center sections of the rear panel and front panel top flaps are removed to open the carton and display its contents.
- Glue may be used to join all portions of the two side panel top flaps to the front and rear panel top flaps, in which case removal of the center section of the rear panel top flap also removes one of the first and second sections of the first side panel top flap and one of the first and second sections of the second side panel top flap. Similarly, removal of the center section of the front panel top flap also removes one of the first and second sections of the first side panel top flap and one of the first and second sections of the second side panel top flap.
- the front panel top flap and the rear panel top flap are preferably each provided with a notch such that when the blank is folded so as to form a closed container the two notches are adjacent, thereby forming a single larger opening which provides hand access into the closed container.
- Each of the perforation lines in the front panel top flap, rear panel top flap, front panel, first side panel top flap and second side panel top flap comprises a plurality of successive perforation sections, each perforation section comprising a cut followed by a skip.
- the cut is illustratively in the range of approximately 1/4 to approximately 1 inch long and the skip is illustratively in the range of approximately 1/16 to approximately 3/8 inch long.
- the cut is approximately 1/2 inch long and the skip is approximately 3/16 inch long.
- the transverse perforation/score line also comprises a plurality of successive perforation sections.
- the cut and the skip are each illustratively in the range of approximately 1/16 to approximately 1/2 inch long. Preferably, they are each approximately 1/4 inch long.
- An illustrative ratio of the width of the center section to the width of each of the end sections is in the range of about 2:1 to about 16:1, and is preferably about 5:1.
- an illustrative width of each end section is in the range of about 3/4 to about 3 inches with about 21/2 inches being preferable.
- the presently preferred embodiment of the invention may be constructed from corrugated cardboard having a weight of approximately 12 ounces. Such a carton has been employed to reliably ship and display bar soap contents weighing over 23 pounds, providing a contents-to-carton weight ratio of at least about 30 to 1. Further, the presently preferred embodiment of the invention may be employed to ship and display articles weighing up to about 50 pounds, providing a contents-to-carton weight ratio in excess of 65.
- a further object of the invention is to provide a combination shipping and display carton of minimum weight which reliably contains relatively heavy articles during shipping and handling.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a combination shipping and display carton having a relatively large contents-to-carton weight ratio.
- a further object of the invention is to provide a combination shipping and display carton having relatively large removable sections which enable highly visible display and removal of articles therein.
- a still further object of the invention is to provide a combination shipping and display carton having removable sections defined by a combination of straight and curved perforation lines.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a combination shipping and display carton having a removable section wherein removal thereof is accompanied by removal of a section of top side flaps which provides rigidity to the carton during shipping and handling.
- FIG. 1 illustrates the carton blank of the present invention in a flat unfolded state
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the carton blank in a folded closed state
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 along line 3--3;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the carton of FIG. 2 having a removable section removed and displaying articles therein;
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the carton of FIG. 4 having a further removable section partially removed.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the carton of FIG. 5 having the further removable section completely removed and having some of the displayed articles removed.
- Blank 10 comprises a rear panel 20, a first side panel 30, a front panel 40 and a second side panel 60.
- Rear panel 20 is integrally formed with a rear panel bottom flap 21 and a rear panel top flap 22.
- Rear panel top flap 22 is divided into a center section 23 and two end sections 24, 25 by two perforation lines 26, 27.
- Rear panel 20 is also provided with a transverse perforation/score line 28 which segregates center section 23 from rear panel 20.
- Transverse perforation/score line 28 extends from one end of perforation line 26 to a corresponding end of perforation line 27 along a fold line 20B between rear panel 20 and rear panel top flap 22.
- Rear panel top flap 22 is provided with an opening, or notch, 29.
- Rear panel 20 is also joined by a fold line to rear panel bottom flap 21.
- First side panel 30 is connected to rear panel 20 along a fold line 30A and is integrally formed with a first side panel bottom flap 31 and a first side panel top flap 32.
- First side panel top flap 32 is divided by a perforation line 33 into a first portion 34 connected to first side panel 30 along a fold line 30B and a second portion 35.
- Perforation line 33 is preferably parallel to the fold line 30B between top flap 32 and first side panel 30.
- a dividing line 36 extends perpendicularly from the center of perforation line 33 and divides second portion 35 into a first section 37 and a second section 38.
- Front panel 40 is connected to first side panel 30 along fold line 40A and is integrally formed with a front panel bottom flap 41 and a front panel top flap 42.
- Front panel top flap 42 is divided into a center section 43 and two end sections 44, 45 by two perforation lines 46, 47.
- Perforation lines 46, 47 extend from an outside edge of top flap 42 to a fold line 40B connecting top flap 42 to front panel 40.
- Front panel top flap 42 is provided with an opening, or notch, 49.
- Front panel 40 is also provided with two further perforation lines 51, 52 which join perforation lines 46, 47, respectively, at the fold line 40B connecting top flap 42 to front panel 40.
- Perforation lines 51, 52 extend from this fold line into front panel 40 and are joined together therein.
- Perforation lines 51, 52 are joined together by a transverse perforation line 53.
- Second side panel 60 is connected to front panel 40 along a fold line 60A and is integrally formed with a second side panel bottom flap 61 and a second side panel top flap 62.
- Second side panel top flap 62 is divided by a perforation line 63 into a first portion 64 connected to second side panel 60 along a fold line 60B and a second portion 65.
- the perforation line dividing second side panel top flap 62 into two portions is preferably parallel to the fold line 60B connecting top flap 62 to side panel 60.
- a dividing line 66 extends perpendicularly from the center of perforation line 63 and divides second portion 65 into a first section 67 and a second section 68.
- second side panel 60 and its top and bottom flaps are identical in geometry to first side panel 30 and its top and bottom flaps, such side panels being joined in flanking position to front panel 40 along fold lines 40A and 60A.
- Blank 10 preferably is further provided with means for fastening together opposite panels so as to form a sleeve.
- blank 10 includes such fastening means in the form of a glue flap 11 which extends from rear panel 20 along a fold line 20A.
- Glue flap 11 is adapted for fastening rear panel 20 to second side panel 60 and is preferably glued to an outside surface of second side panel 60 (see FIG. 3).
- the perforation, perforation/score and dividing lines shown in the figures may have a variety of specific configurations. Each of these lines is essentially a line of relative weakness in the material from which the carton is constructed.
- the perforation and transverse perforation lines 26, 27, 46, 47, 51, 52 and 53 are identical and comprise a plurality of successive perforation sections, each perforation section comprising a cut followed by a skip.
- a cut is a penetration or a series of penetrations through or substantially through the thickness of the carton blank.
- a skip is an uncut length in the carton. Cuts and skips may be straight or curved.
- Suitable lengths for the cut and the skip in the above referenced perforation lines are approximately 1/4 to approximately 1 inch long for the cut and approximately 1/16 to approximately 3/8 inch long for the skip. Preferable lengths are approximately 1/2 inch long for the cut and approximately 3/16 inch long for the skip.
- the perforation/score line 28 is a perforation line placed along fold line 20B and also comprises a plurality of successive perforation sections, each perforation section comprising a cut followed by a skip.
- Suitable lengths for the cut and the skip in the perforation/score line 28 are approximately 1/16 to approximately 1/2 inch long for both the skip and the cut. Preferable lengths are approximately 1/4 inch for both the skip and the cut.
- the dividing lines 36 and 66 preferably comprise a single cut having a single short nick section (39 in dividing line 36; 69 in dividing line 66) which is not cut.
- nicks 39, 69 stabilize the parallelism of the first and second sections of each of the side panel top flaps during processing and handling in the packaging machinery line.
- the dividing line may comprise a perforation line.
- the transverse perforation line may be joined to the two perforation lines in the front panel in a variety of ways.
- use of curved perforation lines i.e., corners, has been found to be necessary for reliably packaging bar soaps in the carton, particularly if the transverse perforation line is perpendicular to the two perforation lines as in the presently preferred embodiment depicted in FIG. 1.
- each of the curved corners 70 comprise at least one curved skip 72.
- Each of curved corners 70 preferably also comprises at least one curved cut 74.
- FIG. 2 there is depicted the carton blank of the present invention in a closed or folded state.
- the blank is formed into a closed carton by gluing glue flap 11 to the free end of second side panel 60 so as to form a hollow sleeve.
- Bottom flaps 31, 61 are then folded ninety degrees inward and glue applied thereto, followed by folding bottom flaps 21, 41 ninety degrees inward, over and into contact with flaps 31, 61 in order to become adhesively joined thereto.
- Top flaps 32, 62 are folded ninety degrees inward and glue applied thereto, taking care not to place glue in areas of offset, or overlap, between superimposed end sections 24 and 25, on the one hand, and end sections 44 and 45, on the other, as will be more fully explained in discussion of FIG. 3.
- Top flaps 22, 42 are then folded ninety degrees inward and glued to top flaps 32, 62 so as to form a closed container.
- perforation and perforation/score lines 26, 27, 28, 46, 47, 51, 52 and 53 are defined by perforation and perforation/score lines 26, 27, 28, 46, 47, 51, 52 and 53.
- a first removable section is defined by perforation lines 46 and 51, transverse perforation line 53, corners 70, and perforation lines 47 and 52.
- a second removable section is defined by perforation lines 26 and 27, and perforation/score line 23.
- Notch 29 in rear panel top flap 22 and notch 49 in front panel top flap 42 are configured so as to be adjacent to each other when the carton is in its closed configuration, as depicted in FIG. 2, thereby providing hand access into the closed carton to facilitate tearing away of the removable sections.
- cartons constructed in accordance with the invention may have any practical size or shape
- the internal measurements of the preferred embodiment depicted in FIG. 2 are as follows:
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 along line 3--3 and depicts an offset, or overlap 80, in the preferred embodiment.
- Overlap 80 exists since the distance (D1) from the fold line 60B between second side panel 60 and second side panel top flap 62 to perforation line 63 is greater than the distance (D2) from such fold line to perforation lines 26 and 47 after assembly of the carton.
- D1 the distance from the fold line 60B between second side panel 60 and second side panel top flap 62 to perforation line 63
- D2 distance from such fold line to perforation lines 26 and 47 after assembly of the carton.
- any suitable width may be employed for the offset, depending on the nature and the packing configuration of the articles within the cartons, a width on the order of 1/8 inch has been found acceptable.
- an offset may not be employed and perforation line 63 may be in line with perforation lines 26, 47.
- a more rigid parallelogram is formed to increase the structural integrity of the carton, especially during shipment.
- the offset also ensures that the first and second sections 37, 38, 67 and 68 of the top flaps 34 and 64 will separate cleanly, together with the removable tear away sections provided in the top flaps 22, 42 and front panel 40, and without interference or obstruction by first and second portions 34 and 64 of the top flaps 32 and 62, when such sections are removed to display the carton contents.
- first and second sections 37 and 38 of first side panel top flap 32 and the first and second sections 67 and 68 of second side panel top flap 62 contribute to the structural integrity and rigid parallelism of the closed carton during shipping, handling and the like.
- FIG. 4 there is depicted the carton of the present invention with the removable section 90, comprising center section 43 and the area of front panel 40 circumscribed by perforation lines 51, 52 and 53, removed to display articles contained within the carton.
- the articles are each two bars of soap taped together, with each bar weighing about 4.75 ounces.
- cartons may be constructed to ship and display any practical number of articles of any suitable size, the preferred embodiment depicted in FIG. 4 contains thirty-six of the two-bar articles.
- End section 44, first portion 34 and second section 38 are connected to each other and to center section 43, as are end section 45, first portion 64 and first section 67, to provide completely boxed corners remaining at the junctions of the front panel, front panel top flaps and side panel top flaps at the upper front corners of the carton after removal of section 90. This contributes continuing strength and rigidity in the overall carton structure after it has been opened to display its contents.
- FIG. 5 depicts the carton having the first removable section completely removed and a second removable section 92 partially removed.
- the second removable section 92 is the center section 23 of the rear panel top flap circumscribed by the perforation lines 26, 27 and perforation/score line 28.
- application of force to the underside of center section 23 in an area near opening 29 will cause the portion of perforation line 63 (FIGS. 1, 3) between first portion 64 and second section 68 to tear.
- Such application of force will also simultaneously cause perforation line 26 (FIGS. 1, 3) between center section 23 and end section 24 to tear.
- second section 68 is not glued to center section 23, and application of force to the area near opening 29 will cause only perforation line 26 to tear and not perforation line 63.
- second section 68 will remain attached to first portion 64 along perforation line 63 as the second removable section 92 is removed. Second section 68 may thereafter be separately and directly removed by hand. Again, these actions also occur at the opposite end of center section 23 with respect to the corresponding parts, second section 38, perforation line 33, and first portion 34.
- FIG. 6 depicts the carton of the present invention with both removable sections removed. As shown, three of the two-bar soap articles have also been removed. End section 25, first portion 34 and first section 37 are connected to each other and to center section 23, as are end section 24, first portion 64 and second section 68. As a result, all of the four corners at the front, top and rear of the opened carton are completely boxed in to provide continuing strength and rigidity. At the same time, a large access opening is provided through which the carton contents may be both attractively displayed and readily removed by consumers.
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